Saturday September 26, 1970
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After walking Sal Bando in the eighth inning, Eddie Fisher was unable to control his knuckleball and uncorked three wild pitches to allow the Athletics to edge the Angels, 4-3. Vida Blue, who pitched a no-hitter against the Twins in his previous start for the A's September 21, was ejected from the game in the fifth inning for arguing with the umpires after being called out on strikes.

Blue left with a 2-1 lead, the A's runs coming on a double by Bando and a homer by Gene Tenace in the second. The Angels tied the score against Rollie Fingers in the fifth, but Tenace singled a run home for his third RBI of the game in the sixth. The Angels pulled even again in their half when Alex Johnson drove in Sandy Alomar with a pinch-single. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 3

Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

A's 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 10 0 Angels 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 11 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Campaneris ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Alomar 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .252 Rudi lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .311 J. Tatum cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Hovley cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Gonzalez ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Alou rf,lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .272 Fregosi ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Mincher 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Johnson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .326 Bando 3b 3 3 2 0 1 0 .263 Cowan rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Jackson cf,rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .235 Johnstone ph,rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .236 Tenace c 3 1 2 3 1 1 .290 Spencer 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .271 Green 2b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .190 Azcue c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Blue p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Rivers pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Egan c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Donaldson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Perez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lewis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .135 Lindblad p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Voss ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 Ruiz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .239 McMullen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Wright pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 May p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .087 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Oyler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .087 Totals 35 4 10 3 5 10 Totals 34 3 11 3 1 3 Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 7,063 Left on Base: A's 9, Angels 6 DP: A's 1, Angels 1 Doubles: Bando (19), Spencer (20) Home Runs: Tenace (6) Stolen Bases: Hovley (8) Sacrifice Flies: Voss (5) GIDP: Campaneris (5), Johnson (25) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue 4 3 1 1 1 3 0 14 2.27 Fingers 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 9 3.67 Lindblad W(7-2) 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.74 Totals 9 11 3 3 1 3 0 36 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA May 5.2 5 3 3 3 6 1 25 3.99 Allen 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.31 LaRoche 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.77 Fisher L(4-4) 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 9 2.94 Totals 9 10 4 4 5 10 1 40 Passed Balls: Azcue (17) Wild Pitches: Fisher 3 (6) Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; Rudi made an out to second; Alou popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); J. Tatum grounded out (second to first); Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Mincher grounded out (second to first); Bando doubled to left; Jackson flied out to left; Tenace homered [Bando scored]; Green walked; Blue struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Johnson flied out to right; Cowan made an out to first; Spencer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; Rudi struck out; Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Azcue grounded out (second to first); Griffin singled to second; May walked [Griffin to second]; Alomar singled to left [May to second, Griffin scored]; May was out trying to advance to third and Alomar advanced to second (catcher to third); J. Tatum flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Mincher grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando flied out to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi singled to center; Johnson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fregosi out at second]; Cowan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace walked; Green singled to third [Tenace to second]; Blue was called out on strikes; Vida Blue ejected by HP umpire Art Frantz; Campaneris struck out; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Spencer doubled to right; Azcue grounded out (first unassisted) [Spencer to third]; VOSS BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Voss hit a sacrifice fly to center [Spencer scored]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: RUIZ REPLACED VOSS (PLAYING 3B); Alou grounded out (third to first); Mincher was called out on strikes; Bando singled to left; Azcue allowed a passed ball [Bando to second]; Jackson walked; Tenace singled to center [Jackson to second, Bando scored]; ALLEN REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Green struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 2. ANGELS 6TH: Alomar singled to center; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR J. TATUM; Gonzalez flied out to left; Fregosi made an out to second; Johnson singled to shortstop [Alomar to second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR COWAN; Johnstone singled to left [Alomar scored, Johnson to third, Johnstone out at second (left to shortstop to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DONALDSON BATTED FOR FINGERS; Donaldson singled to shortstop; LEWIS RAN FOR DONALDSON; Campaneris grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lewis out at second]; Rudi singled to left; Alou singled to second [Rudi to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Mincher struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 3. ANGELS 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED LEWIS (PITCHING); Spencer flied out to right; Azcue singled to left; RIVERS RAN FOR AZCUE; Ruiz singled to right [Rivers to second]; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Reynolds forced Ruiz (shortstop to second) [Rivers to third]; Alomar made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: EGAN REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING C ); FISHER REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Bando walked; Fisher threw a wild pitch [Bando to second]; Jackson walked; Fisher threw a wild pitch [Jackson to second, Bando to third]; Fisher threw a wild pitch [Jackson to third, Bando scored]; Tenace struck out (catcher to first); Green struck out; Lindblad grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 3. ANGELS 8TH: HOVLEY REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING CF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Gonzalez flied out to right; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Hovley singled to right; Hovley stole second; Alou singled to right [Hovley to third, Alou out at second (right to first to shortstop)]; Mincher grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 3. ANGELS 9TH: Johnstone grounded out (second to first); Spencer flied out to center; Egan singled to third; PEREZ RAN FOR EGAN; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR RUIZ; McMullen singled to center [Perez to second]; WRIGHT RAN FOR MCMULLEN; OYLER BATTED FOR FISHER; Oyler flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 3.

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